Mail-box support



Dec. 28 1926.

T. F. SUMMERS MAIL BOX SUPPORT Filed March 24, 1926 driving along the road may readily place letters in the mail box. l fhen a road is being repaired, the mail boxes often are in the way as they extend over the gutters at the sides of the road and therefore, the work men remove the post. By having the platform pivotally connected with the post, it is not necessary to remove the post from the ground as the brace rods 16 may be detached from the stems 15 and the platform either swung to the dotted line position or allowed to swing downwardly at the same side of the post from which it ordinarily extends. If it is found that when the post isembcdded in the ground, the platform 7 is not of sufficient length to permit the mail box to be readily reached by a carrier driving along the road, an extension 18 may be secured to the platform by the bolts 19 and the mail box secured to the extension. I

In Fig. f there has been shown a modified construction. Referring to this figure it will be seen that instead of having the cross bar 14 rigidly secured to the platform by bolts 14 which pass through openings frilled in the platform, the platform has been formed with a longitudinally extending slot 20 in which a 3?.1' securing bolt 21 is received. This bolt is slidable in the slot and as its head is countersunk it will not have binding engagement with the bottom of the mail box.

herefore, the platform can be swung from the normal position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position indicated by dotted lines without detaching the rods 6 from the ends of the cross bar. It will be obvious that more than one slot 20 and screw 21 may be provided if desired.

Having 'thus described claim.

1. A device of the character described comprising a post, a platform pivotally connected with said post and adapted to be swung over the upper end thereof from one side of the post to the other, and braces attached to said post below said platform and detachably connected with said platform at opposite sides thereof to support the platform in substantially a horizontal position.

2. A device of the character described the invention, I

comprising a post, a platform pivotally con nected with said post and adapted to be swung over the upper end thereof from one side of the post to the other, a barextending transversely of said platform and secured thereto with its ends projecting from the sides of the platform and braces pivoted to said post and at their outer ends provided with eyes adapted to engage the ends of said bar and .support the platform in substantially a horizontal position.

3. A device of the character described comprising post, a platform pivotally connected with said post and adapted to be swung over the upper end thereof from one side of the post to the other, a bar extending transversely of said platform and sccured thereto with its ends projecting from the sides of the platform, the projected ends said bar being reduced and threaded a pin passed through said post below said platform, brace rods for said platform pivoted. upon said pin and at their outer ends formed with eyes to engage the reduced ends of said bar, and nuts screwed upon the reduced ends of said bar to retain the eyes of said rods in engagement therewith.

4. A device of the character described comprising a post, a platform pivotally connected with said post and adapted to be swung over the post from one side thereof to the other, a cross bar extending transversely beneath said platform and slidable longitudinally thereof. and brace rods pivotally connected with the ends of said cross bar and opposite sides of said post.

5. A device of the character described comprising a post, a platform pivotally connected with said post and adapted to be swung over the post from one side thereof to the other, a cross bar extending transversely beneath said platform, said platform being provided with a longitudinally extending slot, a fastener carried by said cross bar and slidable longitudinally in said slot, and brace rods pivotally mounted upon the ends of said cross bar and pivotally connected with said post at opposite sides thereof intermediate its height.

In testimony whereof I affix TERRELL my signature.

F. SUMMERS [n 

